there is meekness, and then there is meekness
one form of meekness does not look like meekness.
It looks like (in America) extreme patriotism
but is it meekness because it is a matter of giving up
your freedom
in the name of freedom
meekly believing liars
meekly giving over your future to predators
meekly accepting policies that hurt yourself and others
meekly allowing yourself to be controlled and manipulated
the other form of meekness is simply a matter of
being aware of yourself as one of many
a part of a larger whole
knowing that while you are important
so are those around you
knowing that while your needs are important
so are the needs of those around you
knowing that it is not OK for anyone
not even you
to climb their way to the top
on the backs of others
or use others, and abuse others for one's own benefit
or even to simply ignore their pain
The original meaning of the word meek is not submissive
as much as it is gentle
The origin of “meek” in English comes from the Old Norse
mjukr, meaning “gentle,” though perhaps a fuller understanding comes from the
Greek origin, praus, which is translated as “strength under control.”
it is the ability to be strong enough
to focus your strength, not on domination,
but on the common good
Yes, when one is meek in a healthy way one is controlled
but not by people using one for their own purposes
(which is why today's MAGA folk are actually meek, they
are radically submissive to a leader and an ideology that is destructive)
it is being controlled by love, and awareness that one is
part of a "body"
a common humanity
and being strong enough to keep one's eyes on the Sacred
and on love
and being controlled by love in such a way
that one lives a life of radical love and service
I am proud to be meek (or at least to try being meek)
I am proud to turn my life over to Love and in the
strength given me by love
live a life that helps others
that serves the common good
blessed are the meek
for they shall inherit the earth
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